Black5oh

Well this has been a project I've been planning since I bought the truck 3 months ago.

I built this custom box out of 3/4" MDF scraps that a friend had in his garage. I designed it to allow for .77 cubic ft which is exactly what the subwoofer that I'm using recommends.




I'm using a 8" Kicker Solobaric L7 2011 model and a Kicker ZX300.1 amplifier that I got off eBay for $249. The amp also comes with a remote volume control ****.

Black5oh

Forgot to mention that I mounted the amp off of the seat bracket and suspended with metal brackets I got from Home Depot to allow for airflow above and below the amp

F150Gamer

Thats awesome man do you have the plans of that box by chance I would love to build me one just like it Kicker FTW

Kyle

Black5oh

I'll write them up and post them tomorrow. This box is specifically designed for this sub so unless you plan on using the same one it might not work properly. I would have just bought a box but they didn't make one that fits

F150Gamer

Thanks man I'm wanting to use a solo baric I had two l7 12's im my old ranger and I loved it can't wait to get back on the kicker train

gforceman

Nice job. Ques is wouldn't a single 10 round get better bass than a 8 solo baric. Or would 2 10s. Perform better .. I'm comming from a band pass with 2. 12s

THE FASTENAL GUY

do you have any measurements?

amick218

I love kicker, I'm putting in ks1165.2 components up front, and kicker 6x9 100rms in half door, and a kicker cvt 12" sub

Black5oh

What do you mean when you say "better bass"? If you mean how loud the sub is, that could be determined by a lot of different factors. 2 10s would probably in most cases be louder than 1 8. The reason I went with the solobaric 8 is mostly because I wanted clarity in my bass instead rattling my door panels loose ( although it does rattle my mirrors to the point I can't see out of them very good if it's turned up). I mostly listen to rock so I like a more realistic sound. I'm not sure if it's the square design or the structural design of the speaker that gives it such a clean sound. The square design does have more surface area than a conventional round speaker which in turn moves more air. Another determining factor was that it requires a smaller amount of airspace leaving more legroom and I didn't have to move the seat.

Here is where I picked up the sub and amp
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...#ht_3645wt_922

Black5oh

Here's the measurements. Sorry the numbers are so small. Hopefully everyone can read it